Certitude is not the test of certainty. We have been cocksure of many things that were not so.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd.
To believe with certainty we must begin with doubting.
Doubt grows with knowledge.
The only certainty is that nothing is certain.
That though we are certain of many things, yet that Certainty is no absolute Infallibility, there still remains the possibility of our being mistaken in all matters of humane Belief and Inquiry.
I am certain there is too much certainty in the world.
We know accurately only when we know little, with knowledge doubt increases.
Doubt, indulged and cherished, is in danger of becoming denial; but if honest, and bent on thorough investigation, it may soon lead to full establishment of the truth.
It is easier to believe than to doubt.
Wonder rather than doubt is the root of all knowledge.
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